Thierry Henry

Attackers Had strengthened WHO FC Barcelona and Arsenal he is Thierry Daniel Henry is a French footballer WHO plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. It was at Arsenal That Henry made his name as a world-class soccer player. In the long-time mentor and coach Arsène Wenger, Henry Became A Prolific striker and all-time leading scorer with 226 goals to lead Arsenal in all Competitions.

With the Catalan club's first awards in 2009 came They won the league, cup and Champions League treble. He went on to Achieve unprecedented sextuple by also winning the Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and World Club Cup. Henry enjoyed the same success with the French national team, winning the 1998 World Cup, Euro 2000 and FIFA Confederations Cup 2003. In October 2007, he surpassed Michel Platini's record to Become the French top scorer of all time. Henry retired from international football after the 2010 World Cup.

Personal information
Full name : Thierry Daniel Henry
Date of birth : 17 August 1977 (age 34)
Place of birth : Les Ulis, Essonne, France
Height : 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position : Striker

Club information
Current club Arsenal
(on loan from the New York Red Bulls)
Number 12

Early Years

Henry is of Antillean heritage: his father, Antoine, came from Guadeloupe (La Desirade island), and his mother, Maryse, is from Martinique. For seven years, Henry showed great potential, prompting Claude Chezelle to recruit him to the local club CO Les Ulis. His father forced him to attend training, even though the child was not much interested in football. U.S. Palaiseau coach Jean-Marie Panza, Henry's future mentor, Followed there.

Club Career

Monaco (1992-1999) and Juventus (1999)

In 1990, Monaco sent scout Arnold Catalano to watch Henry in a match. Henry scored all six goals as his side won 6-0. Catalano requested That Henry complete a course at the elite Clairefontaine academy, and despite the director's reluctance to admit Henry due to poor school results, he was allowed to complete the course and Arsene Wenger joined Monaco as a young player. Subsequently, Henry signed professional forms with Monaco and made his professional debut in 1994. In his first season with Monaco, Henry scored three goals in 18 Appearances.

Under the supervision of the manager, Henry Frenchman named Young Player of the Year in 1996, and in the 1996-97 season, his solid performances helped the club win the Ligue 1 title. During the 1997-98 season, he was instrumental in leading his club to the Champions League semi-finals, making the French record by scoring seven goals in the competition.

Arsenal

It was at Arsenal That Henry made his name as a world-class soccer players, and although the transfer was not without Controversy, Wenger believes he is worth the cost of the transfer as a substitute colleague Brought French forward Nicolas Anelka, Henry soon formed into a striker by Wenger. It is doubtful dispelled he ended his first season at Arsenal with an impressive tally of 26 goals Arsenal finished second in the league behind Manchester United, and lost in the UEFA Cup.

Despite recording Fewer than goals and assists, his first season, Henry's second season with Arsenal proved to be a breakthrough, Because he Became the club's top scorer. Armed with one of the league's best attack, Arsenal Quickly on perennial Rivals Manchester States for the league title. Arsenal finished seven points clear of Liverpool to win the league title, and beat Chelsea 2-0 in the FA Cup Final. Henry Became the leagues top goal-scorer and scored 32 goals in all Competitions as he led Arsenal to a double and his first with the club's silver.

2002-03 proved to be another productive season for Henry, he scored 32 goals in all Competitions while contributing 23 assists-remarkable returns to the striker.  Entering the 2003-04 season, Arsenal are determined to Reclaim the Premier League crown. France led the league in goals and won the European Golden Boot.  This dip in the success compounded Arsenal failed again to secure back-to-back league title They lost to Chelsea in the 2004-05 season, although Arsenal did not win the FA Cup (Henry missed the finals due to injury).

2005-06 season proved to be one of remarkable personal achievements for Henry. On October 17, 2005, Henry Became the club on goal-scorer of all time, two goals against Sparta Prague in the Champions League Meant he broke Ian Wright's record of 185 goals On February 1, 2006, he scored a goal against West Ham, Bringing league goal tally up to 151, breaking Arsenal legend Cliff Bastin league record for goals. Henry scored 100 league goals at Highbury, a feat unparalleled in the history of the club, and a unique achievement in the Premier League.

The Gunners eventually lost 2-1 to Barcelona, and Arsenal's inability to win the Premier League for two consecutive seasons combined with the relative experience of the Arsenal squad Speculation That Caused much Henry would leave for another club. Arsenal vice chairman David Dein later claimed the club Had rejected two offers of £ 50 million from Spanish clubs for Henry before signing a new contract. Henry 2006-07 season marred by injury. Although he scored 10 goals in 17 domestic Appearances for Arsenal, Henry's season was cut short in February. Wenger Henry Caused injury to the protracted 2005-06 campaign, and insisted That Henry is interested in staying with Arsenal to rebuild for the 2007-08 season.

Barcelona

On June 25, 2007, in an unexpected event, Henry moved to Barcelona for € 24 million. Teams That I move "Henry left Arsenal as a club all-time leading goalscorer with 174 league goals, and leads all-time goal-scorer in Europe with 42 goals; in July 2008, the Arsenal fans. chose him as the greatest Arsenal player ever at the polls Greatest Arsenal.com 's Gunners' 50 Players. At Barcelona, Henry was given jersey number 14, the same as that used at Arsenal. etapi with Henry Mostly deployed on the wing throughout the season, he was Unable to reproduce the scoring form he achieved with Arsenal.

Henry went to go beyond this calculation more integrated in the 2008-09 campaign, won the first trophy of his career in Barcelona on May 13, 2009  Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final. Barcelona won the league and the Champions League soon after, Completing the treble for France, the which combined with Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o scored 100 goals this season the between Them. Later in the year 2009, Henry helped Barcelona win an unprecedented sextuple, consisting of treble, the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

The next season, the emergence of Pedro Rodríguez That means Henry's only started 15 league games Prior to La Liga season ends, and with a year remaining on his contract, club president Joan Laporta said on May 5, 2010 That Henry. After Henry returned from the World Cup, Barcelona Confirmed That They Had approved the sale of Henry to an unnamed club, with players WHO are still agreeing terms with new club.

New York Red Bulls

In July 2010, Henry signed a multi-year contract with Major League Soccer (MLS) club New York Red Bulls for the 2010 season as the second designated player. He made ​​a full MLS debut on July 31 against the Houston Dynamo 2-2, two goals helped Juan Pablo Angel. His first MLS goal on 28 August come in a 2-0 win against San Jose Earthquakes. Red Bulls finally topped the Eastern Conference by one point over Columbus Crew before losing 3-2 on aggregate against the San Jose Earthquakes in the quarterfinals of the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs. The next season, the Red Bulls are 10th in the league overall resource, and bent in the Conference Semi-finals MLSMLS Cup Playoffs 2011 Playoffs.

International Career

Henry has a Successful career with the French national team, won the first of his 123 caps in June 1997, it's good form for Monaco was rewarded with a call-up for the Under 20 national team of France, where he played at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship team with a future partner William Gallas and David Trezeguet Within four months., France head coach Aimé Jacquet Called Henry is up to the senior team. Although Henry is an unknown quantity at international level, he ended the tournament as France's top scorer with three goals.

France then won the match in extra time following a converted penalty kick by Zinedine Zidane. France went on to defeat Italy in extra time in the finals, Henry get the second major international medal. During the tournament, Henry was elected man-of-the-match in three games, including the final against Italy. Cup 2002 World Cup featuring a stunning early exit for Both Henry and France as defending champions knocked out were the resource persons in the group stage after failing to score in all three games, France lost Their first match in group play and Henry. France lost 2-0 to Denmark.

Henry's return to form for his country in the Confederations Cup 2003. Despite playing without team stalwarts Zidane and Patrick Vieira, France won, in large part due to Henry's outstanding play, the which he was named the Worst by the FIFA Technical Study Group in three of the five-French match. tournament top scorer with four goals. At Euro 2004, Henry played in France throughout the match and scored two goals. Cup Henry remained as one of the automatic starter in the squad.

On October 13, 2007, Henry scored his 41st against the Faroe Islands, joining Michel Platini as the top goalscorer of all time-states. On June 3, 2008, Henry made his 100th appearance for the national team in a match against Columbia, France Became the sixth player ever reach That milestone.

Henry did not feature in the initial line-up for France in World Cup 2010. France draw in Their first match against Uruguay, and lost 2-0 in Their second match against Mexico. In the final group match against host-nation South Africa. Where Henry came as a second half substitute, France lost 2-1 and were the resource persons knocked out of the tournament. He then Announced his retirement from international football, having won 123 caps and scored 51 goals for Les Bleus.

Personal and Family Life

Henry is married to model Nicole Merry Home, Claire's real name, on July 5, 2003. When Henry was still at Arsenal, he also Bought a house in Hampstead, North London. However, shortly after his transfer to Barcelona, he Announced That Henry and his wife are divorcing;. Henry is now dating Andrea Rajačić Bosnian model. As a fan of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Henry is Often seen with friends Tony Parker at games  note playing football

UNICEF
Henry is a member of UNICEF-FIFA squad, where together with other professional footballers he Appeared in a series of TV show seen by Hundreds of Millions of fans around the world During 2002 and 2006 World Cup.

Other Work
Along with 45 other football players, Henry took part in FIFA's "Live for Love States" in 2002. The Henry also supports the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

Support
In 2006, Henry is rated as the Most Valuable football player in the world's ninth commercial, as well as being the eighth Richest Premier League players, with £ 21 million.

Renault
Henry featured in the Renault Clio advertisements in the which he popularized the term va-va-VOOM, the which means "life" or "passion".

Nike
In 2004, Henry signed a contract with sports giant Nike. Henry is also featured in "The Secret Tournament" Nike ad along with 24 players including Ljungberg soccer superstar, Ronaldinho, and Francesco Totti. Along with the 2006 World Cup, Henry also featured in Nike's Joga Bonito campaign, Portuguese for "beautiful game".

Reebok
Henry's deal with Nike ended after the 2006 World Cup, he signed a deal with Reebok to Appear in Their campaign 'I Am' As part of the "frame" Reebok Entertainment series., Henry was the star of a half-hour episodes of That detailed the manufacture of an advertisement about Henry directed by Spanish actress Paz Vega.

Puma
In 2011 Henry switched to Puma shoes, first wear brand in the 2011 MLS All Stars game against Manchester United, before announcing a multi-year partnership to Puma for performance and lifestyle footwear and apparel sponsor.

Gillette
For Reasons of recognition, Derek Jeter Appeared in Henry's place in the ad was broadcast in North America. In reaction to the Controversy following the Franco-Irish handball World Cup 2010 qualifiers, Gillette faced boycotts and accusations of Champions poster version of French medicine, but later released a statement of support for Henry.

Pepsi
In version 2008, Henry Appeared in Pepsi ads Universe along with Ljungberg, Beckham, Cesc Fabregas, Steven Gerrard and Lionel Messi

Awards and Honors

 Club

Monaco
    Ligue 1 (1) : 1996-97
    Trophee des champions (1) : 1997

Arsenal
    Premier League (2) : 2001-02, 2003-04
    FA Cup (3) : 2002, 2003, 2005
    FA Community Shield (2) : 2002, 2004

Barcelona
    La Liga (2) : 2008-09, 2009-10
    Copa del Rey (1) : 2008-09
    Supercopa de España (1) : 2009
    UEFA Champions League (1) : 2008-09
    UEFA Super Cup (1) : 2009
    FIFA Club World Cup (1) : 2009

New York Red Bulls
    MLS Eastern Conference (1) : 2010
    Atlantic Cup (1) : 2011
    Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic (1) : 2010
    Emirates Cup (1) : 2011

France
    FIFA World Cup
        Winner : France 1998
        Runners-up : Germany 2006
    UEFA European Football Championship
        Winner : Belgium & Netherlands 2000
    FIFA Confederations Cup
        Winner : France 2003
    King Hassan II International Cup Tournament
        Winner : Morocco 2000

A summary of Henry's individual awards is as follows
    UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year (1) : 1996-97
    PFA Players' Player of the Year (2) : 2002-03, 2003-04
    PFA Team of the Year (6) : 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06
    FWA Footballer of the Year (3) : 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06
    Premier League Golden Boot (4) : 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06.
    Golden Boot Award Landmark 10 (1) : 2004-05
    Golden Boot Award Landmark 20 (1) : 2004-05
    Premier League Player of the Month (4) : April 2000, September 2002, January 2004, April 2004
    Goal of the Season (1) : 2002-03
    UEFA Team of the Year (5) : 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
    MLS Best XI (1) : 2011
    Onze d'Or (2) : 2003, 2006
    European Golden Boot (2) : 2003-04, 2004-05
    French Player of the Year (5) : 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
    IFFHS World's Top Goal scorer of the Year (1) : 2003
    FIFA FIFPro World XI (1) : 2006
    FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1) : Germany 2006
    FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball (1) : France 2003
    FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe (1) : France 2003
    UEFA European Football Championship Team of the Tournament (1) : 2000
    FIFA 100 : 2004
    Time 100 Heroes & Pioneers No.16 : 2007
    Classic Football Hall of Fame : 2008
    Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992-93 - 2001-02)
    Overseas Team of the Decade
    Legion d'Honneur : 1998

Individual
Henry has received many plaudits and awards in his football career. He was runner-up for the 2003 and 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year awards; in Those two seasons, he also won back-to-back PFA Players' Player of the Year titles. Henry is the only player ever to have won the FWA Footballer of the Year three times (2003, 2004, 2006), and the French Player of the Year on a record four Occasions. Henry was voted into the Premier League Overseas Team of the Decade in the 10 Seasons Awards poll in 2003, and in 2004 he was named by football legend Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers.

In terms of goal-scoring awards, Henry was the European Golden Boot winner in 2004 and 2005 (sharing it with Villarreal's Diego Forlan in 2005) and is the first ever player to retain the award. Henry was also the top goal- scorer in the Premier League for a record four seasons (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006). In 2006, he Became the first player to score more than 20 goals in the league for five consecutive seasons (2002 to 2006). Henry is currently third in the list of all-time Premier League goal-Scorers, behind Alan Shearer and Andy Cole. Given his accomplishments, France's all-time goal-scorer was in his prime regarded by many coaches, footballers and pundits as one of the best footballers in the world. In November 2007, he was ranked 33rd on the Association of Football Statisticians' compendium for "Greatest Ever footballers". Their former Arsenal fans honoured player in 2008, declaring Henry the greatest Arsenal player. In 2008 two other surveys, Henry emerged as the Premier League favorite player of all time 32.000 Among people surveyed in the Barclays 2008 Global Fan Report. In 2009, Henry was voted the best Premier League player of the 2000s. On 10 December 2011, Arsenal unveiled A bronze statue of Henry at the Emirates Stadium as part of its 125th anniversary Celebrations.

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Zidane was a leading figure of the generation of French players, WHO won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championships. After a brief international retirement, he returned to national team captain in 2005 and France 2006 World Cup finals where he won the Golden Ball as the tournament's most outstanding player.

At club level Zidane won the La Liga and the Champions League with Real Madrid, two league championships with Juventus Serie A, Intercontinental Cup and European Super Cups each with Both parties.

Personal Information
Full name : Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Date of birth : 23 June 1972 (age 39)
Place of birth : Marseille, France
Height : 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position : Midfielder

Youth career
1982-1983 U.S. Saint-Henri
1983-1986 SO Septèmes-les-Vallons
Cannes 1986-1988

Senior career
Years Team Apps  (GLS)
Cannes 1988-1992 61 (6)
Bordeaux 1992-1996 139 (28)
Juventus 1996-2001 151 (24)
2001-2006 Real Madrid 155 (37)
Total 506 (95)

National team
1992-2006 France 10

Early Life
Zidane is of Kabyle Berber descent. The family, the which Had settled in the city's tough northern districts of Barbès and Saint-Denis, found little work in the region. Smail Zidane's father worked as a warehouseman at a department store, Often on the night shift, while his mother was a Housewife.

It was at La Castellane That Zidane Had his earliest introduction to football, joining in at the age of five, in football games That the neighborhood's children played on the Place Tartane, an 80-by-12-yard plaza That served as the main square of the housing complex. In July 2011, Zidane was named Blaž Slišković, Enzo Francescoli and Jean-Pierre Papin as his idols while growing up.


Youth Clubs
At age ten, Zidane got the license first player after joining a local club's junior team from La Castellane with the U.S. Saint-Henri's name. After spending one and a half years in the U.S. Saint-Henri, Zidane joined SO Valons September September Pls coaches Director Robert Centenero convince the club to get Zidane.

Cannes

Zidane went to Cannes to stay six weeks, but eventually left the club for four years to play at the professional level. Zidane made his professional debut in Cannes on May 18, 1989 at the age of seventeen in the Ligue 1 match against Nantes. After the game during the party for all players Cannes, Cannes car gifted Zidane Chairman Alain Pedretti, who had promised him that one day he scored his first goal for the club. In his first full season with Cannes, secured the first football club ever European dock with qualification for the UEFA Cup after finishing fourth in the league.

Bordeaux

In 1995, Blackburn Rovers manager Ray Harford has expressed interest in signing Both Zidane and Dugarry, the which team owner Jack Walker reportedly replied, "Why do you want to sign Zidane When We have Tim Sherwood?

Juventus

The next season, Zidane scored 7 goals in 32 league matches to help Juventus won the Serie A 1997-98 and thus retain the Scudetto. In Europe, Juventus made his third consecutive League Champions League final, but lost the match 1-0 to Real Madrid, Zidane will from then join the club. Juventus finished second in Serie A 2000-01, but were the resource persons eliminated in the Champions League group stage after Zidane banned for head-butting Jochen Kientz of Hamburg SV player.

Real Madrid FC

Playing for Real Madrid in 2005.
In 2001, Zidane joined Real Madrid for a then world record fee of 150 billion Italian lire (about € 75 million) and signed a four-year contract. The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win La Liga 2002-03 and was named the FIFA World Player of the Year for the third time. World Cup, plays last home game and scored in a 3-3 draw with Villarreal CF.


Post-Retirement
Since retirement, Zidane was playing regularly for Real Madrid veteran team.  On June 1, 2009, Zidane was Announced as an Advisor to the President Florentino Perez after being appointed president of Real Madrid for the second time. Qatar World Cup 2022 bid committee in September 2010 Announced That Zidane has been appointed as an ambassador for Qatar's Efforts to host the 2022 World Cup. After FIFA Announced on December 2, 2010 That Qatar has won the bid to host World Cup 2022 Cup, Zidane Stated That he was "very pleased" with the result.

In November 2010, Zidane was appointed as special adviser to the first team Real Madrid in response to appeals made by Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho for the former Real midfielder to work more closely with the team. In his new role, Zidane is expected to Participate in the Champions League events and functions.


Charity Activities
On 24 February 2007, before a crowd of 10.000 fans at a match in northern Thailand for the Keuydaroon children's AIDS charity, Zidane scored the first goal and set up the second for a Malaysian teammate as the match ended 2-2. Zidane, a UN goodwill ambassador since 2001, before the game Stated That "everyone can do something to the make the world a better place"

In June and July 2009, Zidane toured across Canada with stops in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Although billed as Zidane and "Friends", the likes of the which included Fabien Barthez and Samuel Eto'o, the exhibition matches featured local players.  On 6 June 2010, Zidane took part in the bi-annual charity event Soccer Aid. He played for the Rest Of The World Team, managed by Liverpool and Celtic hero Kenny Dalglish against England alongside former Real Madrid teammate Luis Figo, and Celtic legend Henrik Larsson.


Tributes and Legacy
In November 2006, Zidane toured Bangladesh as the guest of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.  The film makers Philippe Parreno and Douglas Gordon filmed a documentary Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, the which follows Zidane During the entire match, filmed with 17 cameras. Many experts have testified to Zidane's skills and impact as an all-time great, Such as Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira Zidane WHO has labeled "a monster" for his performance and playing skills. French footballer Zidane, Michel Platini states is one of the most skillful players the game has ever known: "technically, I think he is the king of what's fundamental in the game - control and passing. I

German coach Franz Beckenbauer Stated: "Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player." Pelé, a three-times World Cup winner with Brazil, hailed Zidane after seeing Brazil losing to France: "Zidane was the magician in the game." Italy's manager Marcello Lippi, the WHO has also coached Zidane, opined "I think Zidane is the greatest talent we've known in football these last 20 years, yet he never played the prima donna. In 2011 Uefa.com asked players, journalist and Their users to crown the best player in the UEFA Champions League for the past 20 years, Zidane topped the poll ahead of Lionel Messi.


Sponsorships
Had Zidane has endorsements with many companies, including: Adidas, Lego, France Telecom, Orange, Audi, Volvic and Christian Dior.

Personal Life
Zidane met his wife, Véronique Fernandez, while playing for Cannes in the 1988-89 season. They have four sons: Enzo Zidane Fernández (b. 24 March 1995), Luca Zinedine Zidane Fernandez (b. 13 May 1998), Theo (b. 18 May 2002), and Elyaz Zidane Fernandez (b. 26 December 2006). Enzo, Luca and Theo are all members of the Real Madrid Academy.

Honors

Club

Girondins Bordeaux
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Winner : 1995
UEFA Cup
Runner-up : 1995–96

Juventus
Serie A
Winner : 1996–97, 1997–98
Runner-up : 1999–00, 2000–01
Supercoppa Italiana
Winner : 1997
Runner-up : 1998
UEFA Champions League
Runner-up : 1996–97, 1997–98
UEFA Super Cup
Winner : 1996
Intercontinental Cup
Winner : 1996
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Winner : 1999

Real Madrid
La Liga
Winner  : 2002–03
Runner-up : 2004–05, 2005–06
Supercopa de España
Winner: 2001, 2003
Copa del Rey
Runner-up: 2001–02, 2003–04
UEFA Champions League
Winner: 2001–02
UEFA Super Cup
Winner: 2002
Intercontinental Cup
Winner: 2002 

France
FIFA World Cup
Winner : 1998
Runner-up : 2006
UEFA European Football Championship
Winner : 2000
Third Place : 1996
King Hassan II International Cup Tournament
Winner : 1998, 2000
Tournoi de France
Third Place :1997

Individual
Ballon d'Or awarded to Zidane in 1998
Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year – 1994
Ligue 1 Player of the Year – 1996
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year – 1997, 2001
UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year – 1998
FIFA World Cup Final Man of the Match – 1998
World Soccer Awards Player of the Year – 1998
Ballon D'or – 1998
L'Équipe Champion of Champions – 1998
French Player of the Year – 1998, 2002
Onze d'Or – 1998, 2000, 2001
FIFA World Player of the Year – 1998, 2000, 2003
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team – 1998, 2006
ESM Season XI: 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
World Soccer 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century – 1999
UEFA Euro Player of the Tournament – 2000
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament – 2000, 2004
Serie A Footballer of the Year – 2001
UEFA Team of the Year – 2001, 2002, 2003
UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match – 2002
La Liga Best Foreign Player – 2002
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year – 2002
FIFA World Cup Dream Team – 2002
FIFA 100 Greatest Living Footballers – 2004
UEFA Best European Player of the Past 50 Years – 2004
FIFPro World XI All-Star Team – 2005, 2006
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker – 2006
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball – 2006
UNFP Honorary Award – 2007
Marca Leyenda Award – 2008
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award – 2011
UEFA Champions League best player of the last 20 years – 2011

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Mesut Özil is a footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the German national team. Özil has been a member of the national youth team since 2006, and members of the German national team since 2009. He gained international attention during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was nominated for the Golden Ball Award is awarded to the tournament's best player. After a breakout performance at the World Cup, he moved from Werder Bremen to Real Madrid in August 2010.

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Personal Iformation
Date of birth  : October 15, 1988 (age 22)
Place of birth : Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height : 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position : midfielder

Club Information
Current club: Real Madrid
Number: 23

 
Club Career
Gelsenkirchen and Rot-Weiss Essen
Özil began his career playing for Various youth clubs in Gelsenkirchen and then played five years for Rot-Weiss Essen.

Schalke 04

In 2005, he moved to the youth department of FC Schalke 04. He was a midfielder and wore number 17 as his squad, after starting as a play-maker and central attacking midfielder in the place of the suspended Lincoln in Ligapokal matches against Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich for Schalke.

Werder Bremen

On 31 January 2008, he moved to Werder Bremen for a reported fee of € 4.3 million, signing a contract with the German club until 30 June 2011. In his second season, Bremen finished a respectable 3rd, with Özil contributing nine goals and 17 assists in 31 league fixture Appearances.

 

Real Madrid

 Due to his performances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he ensured his place Among Europe's top young talents. Werder Bremen denied the report and on 17 August 2010 the Team Announced That They Had reached an agreement with Real Madrid. Özil's jersey numbers changed Often were the resource persons before the season started. He was given the number 26 in the pre-season and 19 for his debut. Özil Made his debut season in the Champions League on 15 September. Özil's performances for Real Madrid have been praised by media, fans and players. Özil's first Champions League goal with Real came in the 14th minute against Milan on 19 October 2010.

On 6 March 2011, after Providing two assists in a 3-1 victory over Racing Santander, Özil was greatly praised by the media worldwide thanks to his performances on the pitch, thus consolidating his outstanding season so far. He finished the 2010-11 season with Real Madrid with 25 assists, the highest for any player in any major European That competition season. Özil Will wear the number 10 shirt for Real Madrid in 2011-12, signaling Jose Mourinho's intent to use the German international playmaker as his playing. On 14 August 2011, Özil scored his first goal against Barcelona in the first leg of the 2011 Supercopa de España.  Özil is on the short-list of this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or award.

International Career

Career Start
In September 2006, Özil was Called up for the Germany U-17 team. Özil has been a member of the German U-21 team since 2007.

2010 World Cup
Özil was selected for Germany squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, starting in all of the team's matches. Özil provided an assists for Cacau's goal to the 4-0 final score against Australia in Germany 's first group game. On 27 June 2010, he played in Germany's win over England in the last 16 match, setting up the fourth goal with a cross to Thomas Müller as Germany triumphed 4-1. During the quarter-final match against Argentina he assisted the second goal for Miroslav Klose with a cross to Ensure the 4-0 final score for the Germans.

Euro 2012
Özil was one of the leading forces in Germany's qualification for Euro 2012, he scored five times During the campaign as Germany won 10 out of 10 games to top Their group.

Personal Life 

Özil is the third generation Turkish-Germans who refers to the game, concluded, "My technique and feeling for the ball is the Turkish side to my game. Discipline, attitude and always gives-you-are all a part of Germany, his ancestors are from Devrek, Zonguldak in North Turkey.

He is a Muslim. He recites the Quran before the game. Speaking to Der Tagesspiegel newspaper based in Berlin, Özil said, "I always do that before I go out (on the field) I prayed and my teammates know that they can not talk to me during a brief period. In 2010, Özil Bambi award for being the prime example of successful integration in German society.

Style of Play 

German U-21 manager Horst Hrubesch once said, "We in Germany are prone to rave about foreign players. We commend Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi also. Özil brings finesse and improvisation to the midfield and his magical left foot can open the door.

Özil has great footwork and is known for his amazing passes in difficult situations, setting up his teammates to attack the goal. He has tremendous ball control and have a high awareness of the game in the field, which at best can destroy any defense. He also offers a powerful shot from a distance, as seen during the match against Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup or the Euro 2012 qualifier against Belgium in the last game where he scored a goal that has been described as' works of art. Germany coach Joachim Low came to his Özil 'when genius' and performance without the ball.

His nicknames have included "der Rabe" (Raven, or in Spanish, "El Cuervo") - playing smart and opportunistic style of play, and at Werder Bremen "der neue Diego" (Diego New) in reference Brazilian play maker Diego for the role he inherited, "German Messi" and the "German Zidane". his attacking midfield partnership with the German international Mario Götze young talents have received the magic 'duo' that Götzil nickname, alluding to the same position they play, technique, ability and style of play.

Honours

Club

Werder Bremen
    DFB-Pokal : 2008–09 Winner
    UEFA Cup : 2008–09 Runner up

Real Madrid
   Copa del Rey : 2010–11

Germany
    FIFA World Cup : Third place – Bronze medal (2010)
    UEFA European Under-21 Championship : 2009

Individual
Bambi Award
2010 FIFA World Cup Most assists (3) (shared with Thomas Müller, Bastian  Schweinsteiger, Kaká & Dirk Kuyt)

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Kaká

Midfield was appearance of this lovely indeed will never run out when discussed, he was a Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as bis a Brazilian football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team.

Kaká's football career started at age eight, when he began playing for local clubs. At that time, he also played tennis, and it was not until he moved to São Paulo FC and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of fifteen that he chose to focus on football.

In 2003 he joined Milan for a fee of € 8.5 million. While in Milan, Kaka won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2007. After success with Milan, Kaka to join Real Madrid in the world transfer record £ 56 million, smashing the previous record of Zidane, 49 million pounds.

Kaká record later broken by Cristiano Ronaldo when he joined Real Madrid for a fee of £ 80 million. In addition to contributions in the field, Kaká is known for humanitarian work. In 2004, at the time of his appointment, he became the youngest ambassador of the bProgram

Personal information
Full name : Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
Date of birth : 22 April 1982 (age 29)
Place of birth : Brasília, Brazil
Height : 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club : Real Madrid
Number : 8

Sao Paulo

Early Life
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite was born in Brasilia to Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite (a civil engineer) and Simone dos Santos (an elementary school teacher). He has a financially secure education which allows him to focus on school and football at the same time his younger brother Rodrigo (best known as Digão) and his cousin Eduardo Delani also a professional player.

When he was seven years old, the family moved to São Paulo Kaká. his school had arranged him in a local youth club called "Alphaville," who qualified for the finals in the tournament he was discovered by the local town club. São Paulo FC, ​​who offered an assignment.

At the age of 18, Kaká suffered a broken bone-inducing paralysis and possibly career-threatening spinal cord as a result of a swimming pool accident.

Milan

The steady-European interest in Kaká culminated in his signing with Italian club AC Milan in 2003 for a fee of € 8.5 million, described in Retrospect as "peanuts" by club owner Silvio Berlusconi. Despite Milan losing the 2004-05 Champions League final to Liverpool on Penalties, Kaká was still voted the best midfielder of the tournament.

2005-06 saw Kaká score his first hat-tricks in domestic competition. The following season, he scored his first Champions League hat-trick in a 4-1 group stage win over the Belgian side Anderlecht. Andriy Shevchenko's departure to Chelsea for the 2006-07 season allowed Kaká to Become the focal point of Milan's offense as he alternated the between the midfield and striker positions. He finished as the top scorer in the 2006-07 Champions League campaign with ten goals.


Kaká in Moscow
Kaká added the Champions League title to his trophy case for the first time Milan Defeated Liverpool on 23 May 2007. On 30 August, Kaká was named by UEFA as Both the top forward of the 2006-07 Champions League season and UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. He played his 200th career match with Milan in a 1-1 home draw with Catania on 30 September, and on 5 October, he was named the 2006-07 FIFPro World Player of the Year. On 2 December 2007, Milan's Kaká Became the eighth player to win the Ballon d'Or, as he finished with a decisive 444 votes, long ahead of runner-up Cristiano Ronaldo. He signed a contract extension through 2013 with Milan on 29 February 2008.

Milan director Umberto Gandini Milan replied That would only discuss the matter if Kaká and Manchester City Agreed to personal terms. Kaká initially responded by telling Reporters he wanted to "grow old" at Milan and Dreamed of captaining the club one day, but later said, "If Milan want to sell me, I'll sit down and talk. " On 19 January, Silvio Berlusconi That Manchester City Announced Officially Had Their bid ended after a discussion the between the clubs, And that would Remain with Milan's Kaká.

Real Madrid

On 3 June 2009, Football Italia reported That Newly-elected Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez Had Offered Milan a € 68.5 million deal for Kaká, two days after the player Had left for international duty with Brazil. "We had lunch and spoke about Kaká.  "We can not allow to lose € 70 million The Reasons behind Kaká's departure would be economic." On 8 June, Milan and Real Madrid confirmed Kaká has moved to the Bernabéu on a six-year deal.

Kaká made his unofficial debut on 7 August 2009, in a 5-1 friendly victory against Toronto FC. He scored his first goal for Madrid During a pre-season match on 19 August 2009, in a 5-0 victory against Borussia Dortmund. Later Kaká made his league debut on 29 August 2009 in a 3-2 win against b He scored his first goal, a penalty kick, on 23 September, in a 2-0 against b. Kaká returned to training after a long lay-offs and manager Jose Mourinho said That having Kaká back was like a new signing. After returning from injury, he Appeared in a convincing win over Valencia, scoring two goals.

On 27 September, Kaká experienced one of his best matches as a Real Madrid player During a 3-0 victory over Ajax in the Champions League, as he scored one goal, provided one assists and participated in one of the best team build-ups of The Matchday: a counterattacking move involving Özil, Ronaldo and Benzema.

International Career

Kaká was Called up for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, but the Brazilians crashed out to Ghana in the quarter-finals. Several months later, he made his debut for the senior Brazil squad in a friendly match against Bolivia on 31 January 2002. In 2003, Kaká was the captain for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament, where Brazil, competing with Their under-23 team, finished as runner-up to Mexico. He scored three goals During the tournament. He was included in Brazil's squad for 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany. He Appeared in all five matches and scored one goal in a 4-1 win over Argentina in the final.

Kaká started in his first FIFA World Cup finals in 2006 and scored his first and only goal of the tournament in Brazil's 1-0 victory over Croatia in Brazil's opener, for the which he was named Man of the Match.  On 12 May 2007, citing an exhaustive schedule of Serie A, Champions League and national team play, Kaká bowed out of the 2007 Copa América, the which Brazil won. After missing out on the Copa América, he returned to play in Brazil's friendly match against Algeria on 22 August 2007.

Kaká participated in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, marking his first international tournament since the 2006 World Cup. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, During the 20 June match against Côte d'Ivoire, Kaká received a red card after receiving two yellow cards Kaká ended the tournament with three assists in total, and Brazil eventually ended up losing 2 - 1 to the Netherlands.

   Personal lifeKaká with his wife Caroline

Kaká was married to his girlfriend Caroline Celico on December 23, 2005 in a Rebirth in Christ Church in São Paulo with their first child, Luca Celico Leite, born in São Paulo on June 10, 2008. On December 8, 2010, Kaká announced Celico was pregnant with their second child, daughter He was born late at night on April 23, 2011 and named Isabella ..

Kaká was sworn in as Italian citizen on February 12, 2007. He features prominently in Adidas advertising and also has a modeling contract with Armani, the latter prevented him from appearing in your photo collection with his Milan team was published by Dolce & Gabbana in early 2007. Rai, Brazil São Paulo FC and former captain, football has always been a role model of Kaká.

Kaká's best friend is fellow Brazilian Marcelo Saragosa, who plays as a midfielder for FC team in Azerbaijan Absheron. Kaká is a follower of the Rebirth in Christ Church evangelical and devout evangelical Christian. During the postmatch celebration following Brazil's 4-1 win over Argentina in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup final, he and several. teammates wearing a t-shirt that reads "Jesus Loves You" in different languages.

Despite sharing a common goal, Kaká is currently not an official member of the organization Atletas de Cristo ("Athletes of Christ") In celebration of a goal. He usually pointed to the sky as a sign of gratitude to God. Kaká favorite music is gospel, and his favorite book is the Bible. Since November 2004, he served as an Ambassador Against Hunger for the UN World Food Program, the youngest to do so at the time of his appointment.

In August 2010, EA Sports announced that Kaká has been chosen for the cover of FIFA 11. Kaká has a musical side to himself when he performed the song with his wife, Caroline, on her debut album. Song, entitled Presente de Deus, written by Kaká himself for his wife and echoed in the church for their wedding in 2005.

The nickname is pronounced as spelled, with emphasis on second syllable (About this sound pronunciation (help info ·), and is a general term of affection "Ricardo" in Brazil. In Kaká's case, it was created by Digão his sister called him "Caca" because of his inability to pronounce "Ricardo" when they were young;. Eventually evolved into Kaká.

  Honours

Club

São Paulo
    Torneio Rio-São Paulo : 2001
    Supercampeonato Paulista : 2002
    Copa São Paulo de Juniores : 2000

Milan
    Serie A : 2003–04
    Supercoppa Italiana : 2004
    UEFA Champions League : 2006–07
    UEFA Super Cup : 2003, 2007
    FIFA Club World Cup : 2007

Real Madrid
    Copa del Rey : 2010–11

Country
    FIFA World Cup: 2002
    FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009

Individual
    Revista Placar Bola de Ouro : 2002
    Campeonato Brasileiro Bola de Prata (best player by position) : 2002
    CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI : 2003
    Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year : 2004, 2006, 2007
    Serie A Footballer of the Year : 2004, 2007
    UEFA Champions League Bronze Top scorer : 2005–06
    UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder : 2005
    UEFA Team of the Year : 2006, 2007,2009
    FIFPro World X I: 2006, 2007, 2008
    Pallone d'Argento : 2006–07
    UEFA Champions League Top Scorer : 2006–07
    UEFA Champions League Best Forward : 2006–07
    UEFA Club Footballer of the Year : 2006–07
    FIFPro World Player of the Year : 2007
    Ballon d'Or : 2007
    FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball : 2007
    Toyota Award : 2007
    FIFA World Player of the Year : 2007
    Onze d'Or : 2007
    World Soccer Player of the Year : 2007
    IFFHS World‘s Best Playmaker : 2007
    IAAF Latin Sportsman of the Year : 2007
    Time 100 : 2008, 2009
    Maracanã Hall Of Fame : 2008
    Samba d'Or : 2008
    FIFA Team of the Year : 2008
    FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball : 2009
    FIFA Confederations Cup Best XI : 2009
    Marca Leyenda : 2009
    FIFA World Cup Top Assister : 2010

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Víctor Valdés

FC Barcelona's veteran goalkeeper who was born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Víctor Valdés i Arribas is a Spanish football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Barcelona in La Liga Spain.

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Daniel Alves

The Brazilian wing-back's famous lively Daniel Alves da Silva, commonly known as Dani Alves, he played as a attacking right-back for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team.

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Gerard Piqué

The original tall defender upbringing La Masia has ever had docked in Manchester United's Gerard Pique Benabeu this is. He is a Spanish football player, and now he plays as a central defender for FC Barcelona.

Pique has also represented the Spanish National team, making his debut on February 11, 2009. He played an integral role in the Spanish team, dan won the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Personal information
Full name : Gerard Pique Bernabeu 

Date of birth : February 2, 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth : Barcelona, Spain
Height : 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 

Playing position : Centre back

Club information
Current club : Barcelona
Number : 3

Early Career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Piqué started his career in FC Barcelona's youth teams as a defensive midfielder, but before he signed his first professional contract with the club, he decided to join Manchester United. The Premier League side did not pay a fee for Piqué as he was too young to have a professional contra.

Manchester United

Pique made his debut for Manchester United in October 2004, as a late replacement for John O'Shea in a 3-0 League Cup victory at Crewe Alexandra as a center back. He made his full debut on 29 March 2006 against West Ham United, in a Premier League match at Old Trafford, playing at right back, as Gary Neville was unavailable through injury. On 4 August 2006, however, La Liga side Real Zaragoza secured Piqué on a season-long loan.

Had Sir Alex Ferguson intended to assess Pique's form at La Romareda on 6 May, prior to a meeting where the two parties would discuss Pique's future prospects with the club. Pique's return to Old Trafford saw him make-nine leagues Appearances During the 2007-08 season. He scored on his first start in the Champions League, a 4-0 home win against Dynamo Kyiv on 7 November 2007, as Pique scored the first of Manchester United's four goals in that match.

Return to Barcelona

On 27 May 2008, Pique signed a four-year contract with Barcelona, with a € 50 million buy-out clause.  Barcelona paid a £ 5 million fee for the player.  Manchester United is a great club and I enjoyed winning Things. Pique's first goal for Barcelona came in the club's 5-2 UEFA Champions League group stage win at Sporting CP on 26 November 2008.

On 13 May 2009, he picked up the first trophy of his Barcelona career as he helped his club to a 4-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in the Copa Del Rey final. Three days later, Barcelona clinched the league title after Real Madrid lost 3-2 to Villarreal CF, with two games left in the season. On 28 April 2010, Pique scored in Barcelona's semi-final second leg against Internazionale, scoring the only Barcelona goal of the game. Barcelona lost 3-2 on aggregate.

On 2 April 2011, Pique scored the winning goal in an away league match against Villarreal CF, the which saw Barcelona win 1-0, and Hence continue on top of the table for the 17th consecutive week, with an 8-point difference than second -place, longtime Rivals, Real Madrid.

International Career

Piqué was a member of the Spain under-19 side that won the 2006 U-19 European Championship in Poland. In a 2–1 final win against Scotland, Piqué put in a strong performance in defence, hitting the crossbar with a header, and also providing his team's second goal for striker Alberto Bueno.

Subsequently, he played in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting all six of Spain's matches and scoring a goal in the team's come-from-behind 4–2 victory over Brazil in the round of 16.However, Piqué missed the deciding penalty against the Czech Republic and Spain were eliminated at the quarter-final stage.

On 6 February 2009, Piqué was called up to the senior squad for the friendly against England on 11 February. He played the entire match in a 2–0 win, in Seville.

On 28 March 2009, he was called-up as a replacement for injured teammate Carles Puyol, and ended up scoring the only goal in Spain's victory in the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Turkey in Madrid, in what was only his second appearance. Four days later, he also started in Istanbul in a 2–1 win, also in the group stage.

Pique was Spain's first-choice center back playing along side Barcelona teammate Carles Puyol at the World Cup finals in South Africa, starting all seven matches as Spain won the tournament, defeating the Netherlands 1–0 in the final. In Spain's 1–0 group stage defeat to Switzerland, just before Gelson Fernandes scored the only goal of the game, Swiss striker Eren Derdiyok tumbled over Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas and accidentally kicked Piqué in the face, knocking him over and leaving him with a nasty cut beside his right eye.

Personal Life

Piqué was raised in a Catalan family. His father, Joan, is a lawyer, and his mother, Montserrat, is the director of a prestigious spinal injuries hospital. He has a younger brother named Marc. His grandfather, Amador Bernabeu, is the former vice-president of FC Barcelona.

He is very good friends with fellow club colleague Carles Puyol, Gerard has known his friend, Spanish national teammate and Barcelona teammate Cesc Fàbregas since childhood.

Piqué is currently dating Shakira, whom he met in the spring of 2010 . Piqué was also featured in the music video for Shakira's Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), to celebrate South Africa hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2010. Shakira officially confirmed their relationship on March 29, 2011 via Twitter and Facebook posting a picture of the two with a caption reading, "I present to you my sunshine." in Spanish. He uses both Twitter and Facebook to communicate with his fans and friends

Honours

Club

Manchester United
    Premier League (1) : 2007–08
    FA Community Shield (1) : 2007
    UEFA Champions League (1) : 2007–08

Barcelona
    La Liga (3) : 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
    Spanish Cup (1) : 2008–09
    Supercopa de España (3) : 2009, 2010, 2011
    UEFA Champions League (2) : 2008–09, 2010–11
    UEFA Super Cup (2) : 2009, 2011
    FIFA Club World Cup (2) : 2009, 2011

Spain
    FIFA World Cup (1) : 2010
Spain U19
    UEFA U-19 Championship (1) : 2006

Individual
    Don Balón Award: Breakthrough Player 2009
    FIFA World XI : 2010
    UEFA Team of the Year : 2010
    ESM Team of the Year : 2011

Decorations
    Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit : 2011

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